red and other colors for apples

2006-10-11

Okay, miscellaneous pictures from the past two weeks. We start with a strange caterpillar. Perhaps a luna moth? That would make me really happy.

Hahah, this game, La Pucelle Tactics (actual name) assigns monsters random names. Usually [monster type] + [random noun], like "Bear Breakfast", one of the better bears I captured in the game. Food is a popular category of random noun, and now look what happened.

Uh, but out of my living room and into the outside world. If driving in the rain wasn't hazardous enough, I was busy taking pictures while driving.

But how could I resist. I was nearly at the end of the rainbow, which seemed to be next to that truck ahead of me. No pot of gold was in evidence, but I didn't actually get out and dig or anything.

Anyhow, later that week I went out to see some bands. Here's Jody.

And some of Hannah.

Jody spent a lot of the time sketching.

And I spent that time taking pictures with long exposures.

This band had a ot of instruments. Does that make them pretentious?

I think it might, actually.

But after a while, I couldn't pay attention to the band anymore. Not when this guy, who had been dancing by himself in the corner, kept on dancing, but this time with a mask on. That's so awesome.

Anyhow, let me quit boring you with pictures of bars, and let's get to the real meat of the post here. Pictures of bugs. Here's that same type of darkling beetle that's plentiful around here.

And they're busy making more, trust me. If that is in fact what they're doing. I can't actually figure it out.

The grasshoppers were much more blatant about it, all mounting each other and twisting around their abdomens.

Ooh! Is it getting a little hot in here? Maybe these cute fungi will cool things down. Or heat it up farther!

Deer in the park are getting really complacent, it seems to me. I mean, seriously, the least they could do is edge away from us, unconcernedly. But no, instead, these just sat there and stared. Why don't you take a picture, deer? It'll last longer.

Hannah and I were park-hopping that day, and eventually we ended up at the koi pond at the 577 Foundation.

Where I took overexposed pictures of this kind of interesting dragonfly.

And this daddy longlegs. It was really bright that day.

And, our picture chronology leaps up to Monday. This wild animal is actually Hannah's pet toad, named Mr. Toad. I hear he's got a mania for motorcars.

Can you spot the chipmunk in this picture? Here's a hint: it's the cute part.

"I'll cut you, bitch!" is what I bet this mantis would be saying, if it could talk. Instead, it had to pantomime.

If it were earlier in the year, one might expect to see monarch caterpillars muching all the milkweed. Instead, it seemed to be a congregational area for box elder bugs.

Here's a better view of the nymph on adult action here. That's perverse! Maybe they're not acutally mating, but then again, what else do bugs really do?

Oh, how cute. One day I'll know all the caterpillars of Ohio.

And that day, I'll know this one as well. I'll look it up later, I swear.

Eventually, we got dehydrated and had to go the coffee shop to imbibe some diuretics. I know that doesn't make sense. I didn't say our actions made sense.

My SCRABBLE tiles seemed to be trying to tell me something, but what? What were you trying to tell me, tiles?

We went back to the park later, but it was full of people, scaring off all the good bugs and animals. And here I wanted them to myself to torture.

Even later than that, we ended up at Jody's house, where I apparently fixed her dishwasher. I say apparently, since I didn't really know what I was doing, and never really found the problem, but she says it works now. I'm a savant.

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2006-10-11 Okay, miscellaneous pictures from the past two weeks. We start with a strange caterpillar. Perhaps a luna moth? That would make me really happy. Hahah, this game, La Pucelle Tactics (actual name) assigns monsters random names. Usually [monster type] + [random noun], like "Bear Breakfast", one of the better bears I captured in the game. Food is a popular category of random noun, and now look what happened. Uh, but out of my living room and into the outside world. If driving in the rain wasn't hazardous enough, I was busy taking pictures while driving. But how could I resist. I was nearly at the end of the rainbow, which seemed to be next to that truck ahead of me. No pot of gold was in evidence, but I didn't actually get out and dig or anything. Anyhow, later that week I went out to see some bands. Here's Jody. And some of Hannah. Jody spent a lot of the time sketching. And I spent that time taking pictures with long exposures. This band had a ot of instruments. Does that make them pretentious? I think it might, actually. But after a while, I couldn't pay attention to the band anymore. Not when this guy, who had been dancing by himself in the corner, kept on dancing, but this time with a mask on. That's so awesome. Anyhow, let me quit boring you with pictures of bars, and let's get to the real meat of the post here. Pictures of bugs. Here's that same type of darkling beetle that's plentiful around here. And they're busy making more, trust me. If that is in fact what they're doing. I can't actually figure it out. The grasshoppers were much more blatant about it, all mounting each other and twisting around their abdomens. Ooh! Is it getting a little hot in here? Maybe these cute fungi will cool things down. Or heat it up farther! Deer in the park are getting really complacent, it seems to me. I mean, seriously, the least they could do is edge away from us, unconcernedly. But no, instead, these just sat there and stared. Why don't you take a picture, deer? It'll last longer. Hannah and I were park-hopping that day, and eventually we ended up at the koi pond at the 577 Foundation. Where I took overexposed pictures of this kind of interesting dragonfly. And this daddy longlegs. It was really bright that day. And, our picture chronology leaps up to Monday. This wild animal is actually Hannah's pet toad, named Mr. Toad. I hear he's got a mania for motorcars. Can you spot the chipmunk in this picture? Here's a hint: it's the cute part. "I'll cut you, bitch!" is what I bet this mantis would be saying, if it could talk. Instead, it had to pantomime. If it were earlier in the year, one might expect to see monarch caterpillars muching all the milkweed. Instead, it seemed to be a congregational area for box elder bugs. Here's a better view of the nymph on adult action here. That's perverse! Maybe they're not acutally mating, but then again, what else do bugs really do? Oh, how cute. One day I'll know all the caterpillars of Ohio. And that day, I'll know this one as well. I'll look it up later, I swear. Eventually, we got dehydrated and had to go the coffee shop to imbibe some diuretics. I know that doesn't make sense. I didn't say our actions made sense. My SCRABBLE tiles seemed to be trying to tell me something, but what? What were you trying to tell me, tiles? We went back to the park later, but it was full of people, scaring off all the good bugs and animals. And here I wanted them to myself to torture. Even later than that, we ended up at Jody's house, where I apparently fixed her dishwasher. I say apparently, since I didn't really know what I was doing, and never really found the problem, but she says it works now. I'm a savant. << src \| dest >> p.s. Images broken? Tell me the date and I'll fix them, sry.